Spina Bifida

From the National Institutes of Health
• Spina Bifida (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)

General/Overviews

• Frequently Asked Questions and Answers about Neural Tube Defects (National Center for Environmental Health)
• General Information about Spina Bifida (National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities)
• Spina Bifida (March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation)

Diagnosis/Symptoms

• Amniocentesis (March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation)
• Maternal Serum Alpha-Fetoprotein Screening Test (MSAFP) (March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation)
• Prenatal Screening Tests: Maternal Serum Alpha Fetoprotein Test and Triple Test (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)

Prevention/Screening

• Folic Acid Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
• Folic Acid Information (Spina Bifida Association of America)
• How Folate Can Help Prevent Birth Defects (Food and Drug Administration)

Specific Conditions/Aspects

• Cloacal Exstrophy (Digital Urology Journal)
• Latex Information for Spina Bifida (Spina Bifida Association of America)
• When Do Women Need to Take Folic Acid? (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

Treatment

• Questions and Answers - Spina Bifida (American Association of Neurological Surgeons)

Directories

• Spina Bifida Clinic Directory (Spina Bifida Association of America)

Journals/Newsletters

• Medical Updates for Spina Bifida (Spina Bifida Association of America)

Law and Policy

• Spina Bifida and Agent Orange (Spina Bifida Association of America)

Organizations

• March of Dimes (March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation)
• National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
• National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
• Spina Bifida Association of America

Statistics

• Incidence of Spina Bifida (Spina Bifida Association of America)
• Trends in Spina Bifida and Anencephalus in the United States, 1991-1999 (National Center for Health Statistics)

Español/Spanish

• Amniocentesis (March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation)
• Bebés Saludables: La Importancia del Acido Fólico (National Center for Environmental Health)
• Espina Bifida (Centro Nacional de Informacion para Ninos y Jovenes con Discapacidades)
• Espina Bífida (March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation)